John Durham – Johnson’s Russia List

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Durham Exposes Robert Mueller’s Failure; The new report exposes how the original Russia probe covered up the FBI’s offenses” – WSJ

May 22, 2023 JRL Russia List Headlines, JRL NewsBlog, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“Special counsel John Durham’s report on the Russia collusion fiasco deserves more attention … [C]ritics are dismissing it for one big reason: The 306 pages describe the great failure of original special counsel Robert Mueller. … [who] hunted for evidence that [] Trump was a Russian mole but couldn’t find it. Now the Durham report makes clear … the Mueller […]

JRL NEWSWATCH: “Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying” – AP

November 5, 2021 JRL Russia List JRL NewsBlog, Spies, Spy Allegations, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

“… Russian analyst [Igor Danchenko,] who contributed to … Democratic-funded research into ties between Russia and Donald Trump[,] was arrested … on charges of lying to the FBI about his sources … among them a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton. … [P]art of … [an] ongoing [special counsel] investigation[,] …. the indictment … endorse[s] a longstanding concern … that opposition […]